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high alert in cairo after fatal clashes between islamist supporters and opponents of president mohamed morsi over a new draft constitution for the country. state-run media say five people were killed and more than 600 injured. the two sides threw fire bombs and rocks at each other near the presidential palace on wednesday. secular forces and young people are protesting morsi's plan to hold a referendum on the draft on december 15th, saying it has not been properly debated. >> translator: we won't let them hold a referendum. we'll protest at the presidential palace, tahrir square, everywhere. and we won't let it happen. >> the president's supporters have been holding a sit-in around the palace, where troops and tanks have been deployed. >> translator: we are determined to protect the president we elected democratically. >> president morsi says he has not changed his plans for the referendum, but many fear the violence will spread. >>> at least 327 people are confirmed dead after typhoon bopha struck the philippines earlier this week. 250,000 people are living in shelters. many have yet to rec
high alert in cairo after fatal clashes between islamist supporters and opponents of president mohamed morsi over a new draft constitution for the country. state-run media say five people were killed and more than 600 injured. the two sides threw fire bombs and rocks at each other near the presidential palace on wednesday. secular forces and young people are protesting morsi's plan to hold a referendum on the draft on december 15th, saying it has not been properly debated. >> translator:...
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and the muslim brotherhood and now supporters of morsi say it's our turn. tens of thousands have showed up outside of cairo university where we are and saying we support president morsi and like the anti-government protest we can put on a large demonstration, too. a large turnout. a few thousand women. the gathering overwhelmingly men, and it's energized, chanting slogans. again, some of the opposition leaders and in support of the president. really this turnout puts into focus the conflict here between the opposition factions, the liberals, the moderates, the secularists and the president's supporters, the islamists, the supporters of the muslim brotherhood. the people here at the brotherhood demonstration support the president's move. they like the draft of the new constitution. they like that in about 15 days everyone is going to go out and have an opportunity to vote on the constitution, and they say this is how democracy should work. however, in tahrir square, you have the opposition faction. their position is they have been sidelined, squeezed out in
and the muslim brotherhood and now supporters of morsi say it's our turn. tens of thousands have showed up outside of cairo university where we are and saying we support president morsi and like the anti-government protest we can put on a large demonstration, too. a large turnout. a few thousand women. the gathering overwhelmingly men, and it's energized, chanting slogans. again, some of the opposition leaders and in support of the president. really this turnout puts into focus the conflict...
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egypt's top judges rebelled against president morsi refusing to oversee the referendum on a controversial new islamic constitution. russia and turkey look to safeguard their burgeoning trade ties from the political fallout from the syrian conflict as president putin visits paul plus. the usual young unemployed in u.k. despair at their finding a job the government billion pound flagships again seeming to make matters worse. are you watching our live from moscow now the political crisis in egypt is deepening with the country's top judges rebelling against president mohammed morsi the supreme constitutional court has refused to oversee a referendum on a new draft constitution planned for two weeks time and claims promo morsy supporters have prevented them from doing their job judges declared an open ended strike late on sunday when they were supposed to rule on the budget committee of these largest dominated panel which drafted the constitution thousands of morsy supporters surrounded the building and stopped the judges from entering the opposition who continue their protests against what th
egypt's top judges rebelled against president morsi refusing to oversee the referendum on a controversial new islamic constitution. russia and turkey look to safeguard their burgeoning trade ties from the political fallout from the syrian conflict as president putin visits paul plus. the usual young unemployed in u.k. despair at their finding a job the government billion pound flagships again seeming to make matters worse. are you watching our live from moscow now the political crisis in egypt...
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morsi's islamist allies. and the final draft includes a bigger role for islamic sharia law and empowers the state to protect morals. but there's no specific guarantee of equality for women, and all of those things have angered many egyptian liberals. nevertheless, mr. morsi said this evening that he will put that draft constitution to a referendum, a popular vote, in just 15 days' time. >> holly, what can the opposition do? >> reporter: well, president morsi's opponents are in a difficult situation because he has played a very clever hand. there's a good chance that the constitution will pass at the referendum, because some egyptians like it and other egyptians feel that any constitution is better than no constitution when egypt desperately needs stability. and even if the draft doesn't pass the popular vote, mr. morsi will still have his expanded new powers. his opponents are talking about disrupting the referendum. they're talking about civil disobedience, and beyond that, there may be very little they can
morsi's islamist allies. and the final draft includes a bigger role for islamic sharia law and empowers the state to protect morals. but there's no specific guarantee of equality for women, and all of those things have angered many egyptian liberals. nevertheless, mr. morsi said this evening that he will put that draft constitution to a referendum, a popular vote, in just 15 days' time. >> holly, what can the opposition do? >> reporter: well, president morsi's opponents are in a...
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now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter: then what do you call the tahrir square? the protesters there. >> this is democracy, there are people who agree and disagree. >> reporter: there are a few thousand women out here, but it is overwhelmingly men, they are chanting slogans against and for supporting morsy. the big turnout shows that not everybody in egypt is against president mohamed morsy, the muslim brotherhood. he has significant support. of course, egypt is an islamic country, there is a lot of conservative muslims here, and they support the constitution, and has been drafted. in 15 days they say everybody can vote on it. that is what democracy is about. >> the democracy is the election, and they can choose, let the pick choose, earlier, we never were in politics like th
now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter: then what do you call the tahrir square? the protesters there. >> this is democracy, there are people who...
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supporters of morsi blocked judges from entering the court house. the fear for many is president morsi's leadership could turn egypt into the next iran. terrific talking point with our producers. you believer that egypt does become an islamist state? >> it is now on it way to become an islamist state if civil society in egypt, the demonstrators backed by the international community are not able to change the course. what morsi and the muslim brotherhood have been able to do is maneuver. necessity walked the young guys from the beginning of the revolt. then they cut a deal with the ministry and a deal with the young guys and now they are cutting the constitution for egypt and that constitution is very telling. bill: they were shrewd, weren't they. >> the muslim brotherhood have been maneuvering under several regimes. and this is their day today. bill: were we duped on this? >> on the one hand we were duped by the muslim brotherhood telling us we'll be reformers and have a multi system. but washington thought we were partnering with the right people.
supporters of morsi blocked judges from entering the court house. the fear for many is president morsi's leadership could turn egypt into the next iran. terrific talking point with our producers. you believer that egypt does become an islamist state? >> it is now on it way to become an islamist state if civil society in egypt, the demonstrators backed by the international community are not able to change the course. what morsi and the muslim brotherhood have been able to do is maneuver....
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on saturday there were big demonstrations in favor of morsi. more than 100,000 people showed up in cairo. other big demonstrations elsewhere in egypt ap thnd own sunday the top court canceled a hearing where they were set to vote on the constitutionality of president morsi's decrees and the special panel that drafted the constitution. the judges said when they tried to enter the courthouse, pro-morsi demonstrators had blocked the entrances chanting sow begans against them. the judges said they feared for their safety and they suspended the hearings. no word on if or when they will be rescheduled. if they would have ruled against morsi, it would have been a direct challenge against the president, something these opposition factions wanted to see. >> i feel like forced to accept something that i refuse since the first day. >> reporter: and now the path seems to be a little clearer for the president and his supporters to get their way. for a national vote to take place on december 15th or egypt's new constitution. what's in the constitution that w
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whether that will be enough for the morsi protesters behind me? the numbers are down from past days. back to you in new york. >> jamie: steve harrigan following the developments in cairo for us. thank you, steve, stay staff. >> kelly: jamie another major development in the middle east. the israeli government announcing plans to build thousands of new homes in east jerusalem and the west bank on the heels of a successful palestinian bid at the united nations to gain nonmember observer state status. secretary of state hillary clinton calling the move a setback. >> let me reiterate that this administration, like previous administrations, has been very clear with israel, that these activities that back the cause of a negotiated peace. we all need to work together to find a path forward in negotiations that can finally deliver on a two-state solution. that must remain our goal. >> kelly: so what does it mean for the stalled israeli-palestinian peace talks, john bolton weighs in just ahead. >> jamie: also, a top al-qaeda terrorist is now in custody. big
whether that will be enough for the morsi protesters behind me? the numbers are down from past days. back to you in new york. >> jamie: steve harrigan following the developments in cairo for us. thank you, steve, stay staff. >> kelly: jamie another major development in the middle east. the israeli government announcing plans to build thousands of new homes in east jerusalem and the west bank on the heels of a successful palestinian bid at the united nations to gain nonmember...
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there were some clashes in alexandria between pro and anti--morsi groups. because the security forces anticipated that because there were a lot of clashes yesterday up in the north there. it was pretty minimal. this was a day, a crucial day as you know for president morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters. they needed a big turnout, a huge crowd at that rally to kind of stem the momentum of the opposition which we've seen now draw hundreds of thousands of secular, moderate, leftist, liberal egyptians filling that tahrir square on a couple of occasions this past week. but today belonged to morsi supporters, really. that show of support was big. at least the tens of thousands if not 100,000 outside cairo university. it had more of a feel of a political rally with people waving flags, carrying banners, chanting slogans. again there were some slashes but it was overall a peaceful day. the muslim brotherhood is must more focused on politics than on protests. it wants to ratify that new draft constitution as quickly as possible. of course the opposition says
there were some clashes in alexandria between pro and anti--morsi groups. because the security forces anticipated that because there were a lot of clashes yesterday up in the north there. it was pretty minimal. this was a day, a crucial day as you know for president morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters. they needed a big turnout, a huge crowd at that rally to kind of stem the momentum of the opposition which we've seen now draw hundreds of thousands of secular, moderate, leftist, liberal...
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the violence erupted after morsi gave himself enhanced presidential powers. he also halted discussions on a new draft constitution drawing more public anger. the military temporarily cordoned off an area around the presidential palace deploying tanks and armored vehicles. the number of protesters continue to increase on thursday night. one protester said the latest clashes have led her to demand morsi's resignation instead of changes to the draft constitution. there are reports that the headquarters and offices of morsi's muslim brotherhood were set on fire. in a televised speech on thursday, president morsi said the referendum on a new constitution will be held on december 15th as scheduled. he also called for a meeting with opposition leaders. >>> we are joined by ai. >> the european central barnk hs decided it will not change its key interest rate. the board members decided on ursd to ave officia borrowing costs at an all time low of 0.75%. that's for the fifth straight month. weak growth was predicted in the euro zone. >> economic weakness is expected to
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not from president morsi. what we've seen particularly with his power grab and with the kind of constitution he is pushing is precisely the opposite of democracy. we're seeing egypt move the opposite way. the revolution we saw just over two years ago or just under two years ago, the kinds of at least ideas initially that animated that are being abandoned and left in the streets. bill: there is one other note on this. the opposition coalition has not agreed to sit down with any dialogue with morsi. we'll see whether or not in time that position holds. if it does, how do their own people react now? something to watch. stephen hayes, thank you. terrific analysis. >> thanks, bill. bill: martha, what is next? martha: they are accused of trying to help al qaeda get weapons of mass destruction into the united states. today two pakistani-born suspects will go before a judge. we've got a live report. bill: also some of those apple products you're using about to become as american as apple pie. why the powerhouse tech c
not from president morsi. what we've seen particularly with his power grab and with the kind of constitution he is pushing is precisely the opposite of democracy. we're seeing egypt move the opposite way. the revolution we saw just over two years ago or just under two years ago, the kinds of at least ideas initially that animated that are being abandoned and left in the streets. bill: there is one other note on this. the opposition coalition has not agreed to sit down with any dialogue with...
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president morsi is public refusal to curb his powers also spend constitutional changes further inferior to gyptian as the opposition reject his call for talks and promises more protests on friday. the multi-billion dollar mega sell through product finally breaks ground the pipeline aimed to directly satisfy europe's appetite for gas. and china and india place off in the scramble for the votes resources of the south china sea building up the military ensuring accusations just think they explained. it six pm here in moscow you live with our team new protests expected to engulf the gyptian capital with president morsi as much anticipated state address failing to quell public anger the opposition is disappointed with morse's refusal to resign to the disputed draft constitution and is calling friday's rallies a final all to mate and to the country's leader kyra based reporter bel truly an artist's home botton are following developments for us the moment morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said consulate curation which was very contentious very people described it
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president morsi is public refusal to curb his powers also spend constitutional changes further in he raised objections as the opposition rejects his call for told some promises more protests on friday now these are live pictures of people gathering for a new anti mall seen large near the presidential palace in cairo. a british student faces jail after being found guilty of involvement of tides and global online payment systems in support of the killing. of the multi-billion dollar mega sultry project finally breaks ground of the pipeline from russia to directly satisfy europe's appetite for gas. you're watching r t live from moscow with me to obama saying thousands are gathering for new protests in the gyptian capital with president morsi as much anticipated state address to quote public anger now the opposition is disappointed with morsi is refusal to rescind the disputed draft constitution and is calling on why the israelis by no ultimatum to the country's leader carol baines reporter belled true and our chief tom barton are following developments was. president mohamed morsi basic
president morsi is public refusal to curb his powers also spend constitutional changes further in he raised objections as the opposition rejects his call for told some promises more protests on friday now these are live pictures of people gathering for a new anti mall seen large near the presidential palace in cairo. a british student faces jail after being found guilty of involvement of tides and global online payment systems in support of the killing. of the multi-billion dollar mega sultry...
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president morsi is public refusal to curb his powers also spend constitutional changes further in theory the difference as the opposition rejects of support for talks and misses war protests on friday. the multi-billion dollar medals all three new projects finally breaks ground the pipeline aims to directives that is while europe's appetite for gas. and china and india face off in the scramble told by sources of the south china building up their military and throwing accusations to stake their claim. that five o'clock here in moscow you're watching r t with me to say new protests are expected to involve the egyptian capital with president morsi as much anticipated state saved address freedom to call public anger the opposition is disappointed with most ease refusal to resign to the disputed draft constitution and scorning friday's rallies a final ultimatum to the country's leader curry base a reportable drew an r. g.'s tom botton off one of the developments for us. president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this consulate curation which was ver
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president morsi his public refusal to. suspend constitutional changes. the opposition rejects his call for talks and holds . on friday. and these are live pictures of people gathering for a new. attack here in. a little later with our correspondent. a british faces jail after being found guilty of involvement in cyber attacks on global payment systems in support of wiki leaks. and the. project. the pipeline from russia aims to directly satisfy europe's appetite for gas. around the world on screen online international news. from moscow thousands a gathering for new protests in the egyptian capital with president morsi as much anticipated state address failing to quell public anger the opposition is disappointed with morse's refusal to rescind the disputed draft constitution and is calling for a final ultimatum to the country's leader. reporter bill true joins me live now from near the presidential palace so how big are the crowds at the moment and what exactly are they planning to do. the crowds of tens of thousands strong here in the presidential palace
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reza is in cairo. >> reporter: president morsi thought he was going to have a cake walk to the nationwide referendum on december 15th on the constitution, he was mistaken. at least three of his advisers resigned tonight as opposition factions continue to put on the pressure against the president and this time, things got ugly and violent in front of the presidential palace. that's where you had supporters of the president and opponents of the president facing off in what started as a staredown and then evolved into an all-out brawl. two sides were clashing by throwing rocks, debris, even molotov cocktails. police came in at one point and broke up some of the clashes. others continued throughout the night. the clock is ticking towards the vote on december 15th. now the question, will the vote take place or will the president back down? erin? >>> our fifth story "out front" beating the odds. when 24-year-old amy copeland contracted a deadly flesh-eating disease in may, doctors gave her a 1% chance of survival. tonight, amy's recovery is an inspiration to all and as you're about to see, she'
reza is in cairo. >> reporter: president morsi thought he was going to have a cake walk to the nationwide referendum on december 15th on the constitution, he was mistaken. at least three of his advisers resigned tonight as opposition factions continue to put on the pressure against the president and this time, things got ugly and violent in front of the presidential palace. that's where you had supporters of the president and opponents of the president facing off in what started as a...
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president morsy supporters. very aware of what is going on in egypt. corey, thank you for joining us. you have president morsi, the muslim brotherhood, and then on the other side you have the liberal parties, youth groups and large sectors of the public not happy with what is going on. who, ultimately when? >> i do not think it is yet clear. i think they are really worried about president morici sweeping it. that is more what the protests are about right now. ashley: what is the biggest danger, that this just dissolves into full-blown civil unrest? >> well, i think, even a bigger danger is the creeping of egyptian society. people are quite worried about it at this moment. it will actually prevent voters being informed on what is and isn't. ashley: expansion of powers for president morsi, kind of just voted himself into this position. is there anything that can be done about this? >> what the muslim brotherhood claims is that the last year and a half has been bad for society and bad for the economy. they need to get to this transition phase. get the con
president morsy supporters. very aware of what is going on in egypt. corey, thank you for joining us. you have president morsi, the muslim brotherhood, and then on the other side you have the liberal parties, youth groups and large sectors of the public not happy with what is going on. who, ultimately when? >> i do not think it is yet clear. i think they are really worried about president morici sweeping it. that is more what the protests are about right now. ashley: what is the biggest...
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news and comment live from moscow gathering for new protests in the egyptian capital with president morsi as much anticipated state address failing to quell public anger the opposition is disappointed with morsi refusal to rescind the disputed draft constitution and is calling friday's release a final ultimatum to the country's leader based reportable true is near the presidential palace. the crowds of tens of thousands strong here in the presidential palace they've been gradually spilling into this area old day coming from different marches across seventeen locations in cairo there is talk of a sit in here presidential palace but at the moment they're just standing off against the other publican guards who built a concrete barrier in front of the presidential palace earlier this morning to stop protesters from going any further we've also seen similar protests across the country areas like alexandria where there was approximately fifteen thousand people who marched against morsi and consequent controversial decree and those are his decisions to stick by the referendum on the constitution
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the conflict continues over the proposed constitution drafted by morsi's allies. many fear it would revert the country to an authoritarian government. >>> the syrian military has reportedly begun loading the chemicals for a deadly nerve gas into aerial bombs that could be dropped from dozens of fighter bombers. they're reportedly just waiting on word from president assad to fire. >> our concerns are that an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons. we have sent a -- an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line, and those responsible would be held to account. >> meanwhile, germany plans to send 400 soldiers as well as patriot missiles to turkey, syria's border. >>> d.c. police are trying to figure out what led to a stabbing in front of the australian embassy. this happened just after 10:00 last night on rhode island avenue just near scotts circle in northwest. police tell us a man was stabbed in the side. he was conscious and breathing when rescuers took him to the hospital. there's no word this morning on that man's condition
the conflict continues over the proposed constitution drafted by morsi's allies. many fear it would revert the country to an authoritarian government. >>> the syrian military has reportedly begun loading the chemicals for a deadly nerve gas into aerial bombs that could be dropped from dozens of fighter bombers. they're reportedly just waiting on word from president assad to fire. >> our concerns are that an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons. we...
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egyptian president mohamed morsy supporters was here in the day over all the other side. and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohamed morsi protesters and some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against i want to see if they say doesn't provide your rights for minorities and women in a no vote need to tie the political situation is a very trying dockage the fear the violence we saw last night could be repeated more despite the army and the security services best efforts. and sort of uniting the nation mohamed more. sees address seems to have divided it even further but dr walid for us a counterterrorism adviser to the u.s. congress says that despite the opposition's determination to make morsi back down he has a strong chance of keeping the new powers he's handed himself but the country is clearly split but mr morsi is strong because he has many institutions under his control the parliament the presidency the upper layer of the army now has replaced many officers in his calculations on december th
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what about the role of the military, in terms of morsi? the military backed the previous president hosni mubarak. on thursday they intervened for the first time in these latest clashes. what is their role with morsi. >> i think they've cut a deal with mors, i. he's going to exercise authority over the military but by and large let them have their role in the economy, the independence in determining their budget, et cetera for the time being. what they will not do at the end of the day is really open fire on the crowds. we'll see how far it gets because the military i don't think will do that. heather: you mentioned the significance of the muslim brotherhood in this and how they have managed to band together and inch corporate ultraconservative islamists in one camp. this week also marked a milestone in that respect because it's the first time that we've seen, you know, supporters of rival camps basically fighting each other, being the muslim brotherhood, the ultraconservative islamists and against the liberals, leftists and christians on t
what about the role of the military, in terms of morsi? the military backed the previous president hosni mubarak. on thursday they intervened for the first time in these latest clashes. what is their role with morsi. >> i think they've cut a deal with mors, i. he's going to exercise authority over the military but by and large let them have their role in the economy, the independence in determining their budget, et cetera for the time being. what they will not do at the end of the day is...
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>>shepard: what are we expecting from president morsi's address? >>reporter: well, it is a remarkable situation where you have a country ramming through a constitution in one day's time if an attempt to head off more protests. the exact affect could be the reverse, to inflame the protests that we have seen the past seven days. this is tape recording and there will be a explanation of the extraordinary power and the explanation of the constitution. it will go to the people after he accepts it so we will have a referendum in 15 days and in the short-term major protests friday and saturday if those who support the president and those who are trying to drive him out. >>shepard: thank you, steve. the first president bush is in the hospital because of a cough that won't go away. that is the word from the president, the former president's office. he has been in and out of the hospital recently with bronchitis complications. he reported the president is in stable condition and should come back home by this weekend. the spokesman says doctors want to be ext
>>shepard: what are we expecting from president morsi's address? >>reporter: well, it is a remarkable situation where you have a country ramming through a constitution in one day's time if an attempt to head off more protests. the exact affect could be the reverse, to inflame the protests that we have seen the past seven days. this is tape recording and there will be a explanation of the extraordinary power and the explanation of the constitution. it will go to the people after he...
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that really shows you that this is not a nationwide uprising against president morsi. he has significant support. remember the muslim brotherhood. hi movement has widespread support throughout egypt. of course there's many devout muslims here, in what you really have in a nutshell here is a fight for egypt's identity. the people here in tahrir square, they have one vision. then you have the muslim brotherhood, the islamists, the president's supporters. they have their own vision and the big question moving forward is whose vision is going to win out, randy. just some remarkable events happening in cairo. >> and we talked about the sweeping powers that the president has taken on in the so called power grab. what happens to that power -- what happens to that once the new constitution takes effect? >> here's his position. he's basically saying if egyptians don't like this constitution, in about 15 days they can go out in a nationwide referendum and vote no. and he says if they approve it, all those controversial decrees that gave him additional powers, they're going to be
that really shows you that this is not a nationwide uprising against president morsi. he has significant support. remember the muslim brotherhood. hi movement has widespread support throughout egypt. of course there's many devout muslims here, in what you really have in a nutshell here is a fight for egypt's identity. the people here in tahrir square, they have one vision. then you have the muslim brotherhood, the islamists, the president's supporters. they have their own vision and the big...
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morsi is addressing his people today. a speech in which he's expected to discuss his move last week to seize near absolute power. thousands have been on the streets of cairo protesting that move since. morsi is showing no signs, though, of backing down. >>> and with the conflict in syria showing no signs of ending, the obama administration is reportedly considering deeper intervention there. this morning's "new york times" says no decisions have been made. but several options are being looked at, including providing arms to anti-government fighters. a decision on whether to deploy surface-to-air missiles in neighboring areas is likely next week. >>> and a major milestone is expected at the u.n. today, when the general assembly votes to give statehood to the palestinians. this comes despite strong opposition for u.s. officials over fears that such a move could harm peace negotiations with israel. palestinian leaders view the vote as a step towards global recognition. >>> and it turns out, mitt romney is going to the white
morsi is addressing his people today. a speech in which he's expected to discuss his move last week to seize near absolute power. thousands have been on the streets of cairo protesting that move since. morsi is showing no signs, though, of backing down. >>> and with the conflict in syria showing no signs of ending, the obama administration is reportedly considering deeper intervention there. this morning's "new york times" says no decisions have been made. but several options...
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and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohamed morsi which. some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against the iraq they say doesn't provide rights for minorities the women in egypt and mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters on the other side of things the opposite i think that's one suggestion it's just the coalition of opposition forces who are running a city into the national revolution front issued a statement saying that they would not have dialogue with the president until he rescinds his decree there also unfortunately violent clashes in other parts of the city outside the muslim brotherhood headquarters which was reportedly torched so really at the moment here in egypt there hasn't been there is a lot of anger and it still remains very divided president morsi has said his powers outlined in the constitutional decree war automatically end after a referendum on the country's constitution later this month but dr will lead fluoresce a counterterrorism adviser to the u.s.
and there was this it was a standoff between pro and anti mohamed morsi which. some of the country's top judges and the opposition like the people here on one side very much against the iraq they say doesn't provide rights for minorities the women in egypt and mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters on the other side of things the opposite i think that's one suggestion it's just the coalition of opposition forces who are running a city into the national revolution front issued a...
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in support of egyptian president mohammed morsi. those against morsi holding a raldy at the same time and the same place and those much smaller and calmer than what we've seen in egypt, well, obviously and thankfully. in that country today. the top court suspended the work indefinitely in what the judges are calling a protest against psychological and physical pressures and that's the latest development in response to the power grab in put himself above the constitutional committee, above the lauf. and steve, where do things stand now with that constitutional court. >> reporter: harris, you have the unusual situation here in cairo of the highest court in the country, the supreme constitutional court. and right now, its judges are basically afraid to go in to work. they say they're psychologically and physically intimidated by the crowd that was around that courthouse this morning and they did not go to the courthouse or carry out their work. and the suspension one week after the president of this country said any act he issues is fi
in support of egyptian president mohammed morsi. those against morsi holding a raldy at the same time and the same place and those much smaller and calmer than what we've seen in egypt, well, obviously and thankfully. in that country today. the top court suspended the work indefinitely in what the judges are calling a protest against psychological and physical pressures and that's the latest development in response to the power grab in put himself above the constitutional committee, above the...
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egyptian president mohammed morsi. you could make a argument he is having huge impact on the outcome of the air rag rab spring. what about prime minister benjamin netanyahu or secretary of state hillary clinton? our own bill o'reilly says the lists highlights a big problem with our country. here is what he said. melissa: you can see we're living in a very shallow time in america, pardon the pun. the truth is, we have very few dynamic leaders in this country. where is abe lincoln when we need him? just like 1860 america is divided nation. there is culture war raging. we need someone to bring us together to solve complicated problems and stop all the nonsense. martha: michael graham, radio talk show host and "boston herald" columnist and he written about this. he joins me this morning. michael, good to have you with us. melissa: my choice is easy. martha maccallum for person of the year. martha: we're done. melissa: i'm kidding. i'm kidding. martha: i could go on and on about my huge impact on 2012. stick with what your
egyptian president mohammed morsi. you could make a argument he is having huge impact on the outcome of the air rag rab spring. what about prime minister benjamin netanyahu or secretary of state hillary clinton? our own bill o'reilly says the lists highlights a big problem with our country. here is what he said. melissa: you can see we're living in a very shallow time in america, pardon the pun. the truth is, we have very few dynamic leaders in this country. where is abe lincoln when we need...
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congress says morsi has a very strong position to down from his authority. but the country is clearly split but mr morsi is strong because he has many institutions under his control the parliament the presidency the upper layer of the army now he has replaced many officers in his calculations on december the fifteenth he would win because the most organized force now in egypt at least for the next few months is the muslim brotherhood and their allies the salafist they've gotten a majority in the parliament with allies of course they've got the president elected with allies and now some of his allies have abandoned him but they don't have the strength to organize and reach out to citizens the way the muslim brotherhood have so this looks like a recipe for a long. civil uprising against the government i am not sure that this is going to go immediately into what people think could be a civil war unless acts of violence are going to continue day after day and that's what there's no morsi was concerned about now it's things they passed to europe's heart begins un
congress says morsi has a very strong position to down from his authority. but the country is clearly split but mr morsi is strong because he has many institutions under his control the parliament the presidency the upper layer of the army now he has replaced many officers in his calculations on december the fifteenth he would win because the most organized force now in egypt at least for the next few months is the muslim brotherhood and their allies the salafist they've gotten a majority in...
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many of the demonstrators say it is time for president morsi to go. new details coming up. >> the unemployment rate is down to four-year low despite super storm sandy but a lot of people stopped looking for work. the good news and the news behind it coming up. >> check the credit card statements. you could be spending hundreds of dollars in recurring payments for stuff you may not use anymore. it is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, a free syria can never include the syrian president bashar al-assad. that today from our secretary of state, hillary clinton, after holding talks on the future of the nation's fighting with the civil war. she met with her russian counterpart and the united nations special envoy to syria over how to stop the violence that has killed more than 40,000. russia has blocked u.n. security council efforts to remove the syrian president. that did not stop secretary clinton from saying any plan for syria's future must not involve the man with the blood of
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there are pro morsi demonstrators and anti-morsi protesters. and they seem as though they are deadlocked. is it overstating it to say that that country is deciding between a hard line islamist rule versus a democracy? >> make no mistake about it it's a huge power grab. morsi is trying to consolidate his power much like his predecessor. an has the christians and the liberal reformers and secularists opposing him. but he has a powerful ally. the military. he ransacked all the leaders back in august. and he appointed new leaders sort of with the permission of the officer corps that was not going to object. they are backing him and that's a powerful ally that he has. alisyn: he's the first democratically elected president but in the last few week he issued edicts that make him sound more like a dictator. what should the u.s. be doing about this situation? >> i think morsi wants the same relationship in a sense that mubarak had with the use the. i'll help -- had with the united states. i'll help you with your foreign policy in the region and you lea
there are pro morsi demonstrators and anti-morsi protesters. and they seem as though they are deadlocked. is it overstating it to say that that country is deciding between a hard line islamist rule versus a democracy? >> make no mistake about it it's a huge power grab. morsi is trying to consolidate his power much like his predecessor. an has the christians and the liberal reformers and secularists opposing him. but he has a powerful ally. the military. he ransacked all the leaders back...
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this is a power grab my morsi. is that accurate? >> every decision he makes is now free of any possibility of judicial review. really the game is kind of moved beyond that now. what is motivating people to protest is not the declaration but it's the new institution that his allies have rushed through. >> steve, what is the army's role in all of this. that's the piece people don't understand. you have morsi and the isz lam brother head. you have the liberals who are opposing it. where does the army stand? >> the military has removed itself from the political system. the new military leadership that came into power in mid-august as a result of morsi's declarations have a deal with him. they were relieved of the burden of having to govern egypt. removing themselves from the political system is more in keeping with the history of the egypt armed forces since the 1967 defeat when they determined being a political army was not good for their organization and their ability to fight a war on the battlefield. >> is the struggle the islamist
this is a power grab my morsi. is that accurate? >> every decision he makes is now free of any possibility of judicial review. really the game is kind of moved beyond that now. what is motivating people to protest is not the declaration but it's the new institution that his allies have rushed through. >> steve, what is the army's role in all of this. that's the piece people don't understand. you have morsi and the isz lam brother head. you have the liberals who are opposing it....
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president obama did welcome morsi's call for talks with opposition leaders. this comes after a violent week in cairo. on wednesday night, six were killed and nearly 700 injured in protest outside morsi's palace. >>> this morning d.c. mayor vincent gray will announce a new flood prevention for bloomingdale. this comes after flash floods swamped that neighborhood last summer. it would put storage tanks at the former mcmillan sand filtration plant, capable of holding 3 million gallons each. crews will also dig a six block tunnel under first street that could store 6 million gallons of storm water.king for ways to ease traffic and make road im. p -- improvements, and they want uncle sam to foot the bill. the government's shift to fort belvoir put a heavy burden on already congested roads. the county is looking for more than $1 billion from the government. county officials don't expect to get that total amount but hope to get something to alleviate some of those traffic problem. >>> a metro bus driver is upped investigation after this video popped up online. check
president obama did welcome morsi's call for talks with opposition leaders. this comes after a violent week in cairo. on wednesday night, six were killed and nearly 700 injured in protest outside morsi's palace. >>> this morning d.c. mayor vincent gray will announce a new flood prevention for bloomingdale. this comes after flash floods swamped that neighborhood last summer. it would put storage tanks at the former mcmillan sand filtration plant, capable of holding 3 million gallons...
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for morsi, he is a faithful, islamic idealogue. he wants to move them toward this direction he cares about. that's what this move is. remember, we have several steps down the line. morsi has to look at the constitution, he will send it back to the constituent assembly, perhaps with amendments to be made, perhaps not, then it goes to the egyptian people and the egyptian people have to vote on it. and that's the question now. what will the liberals do? will they boycott the referedum process or get out into the streets and compete with the muslim brotherhood on the merits of the case? >> the liberals didn't do much and they got wiped out. 77% of the people voted for that referendum that they opposed. we hope they would get out there and really mobilize against this. >> pleasure as always. up next, china. we know who the new leaders are but what are their policies? i have two very smart experts to explain. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it a
for morsi, he is a faithful, islamic idealogue. he wants to move them toward this direction he cares about. that's what this move is. remember, we have several steps down the line. morsi has to look at the constitution, he will send it back to the constituent assembly, perhaps with amendments to be made, perhaps not, then it goes to the egyptian people and the egyptian people have to vote on it. and that's the question now. what will the liberals do? will they boycott the referedum process or...
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at the moment you conceive protesters stretching into the horizon as they chance against president morsy and vowed to stay here all night i know the scenes are quite jubilant so we haven't heard of any violence yes it seems that they mean at the moment kind of force of the republican guards who erected these barricades on thursday in praising this curfew after violent clashes there actually standing on top of tanks with protestors who were chanting and the protests the chanting against the mostly they don't appear to be doing anything about the crowds we have an absence here of all pro the president supports this which actually helps in terms of violence as most of the clashes have been between rival protest groups meeting and then the scene times violence one recent development we had is the justice minister came out and said that the president might consider delaying the referendum if opposition forces agree to dialogue and to engage in dialogue without preconditions not entirely sure what this statement means but it is a sign that perhaps the president is mulling over have potential t
at the moment you conceive protesters stretching into the horizon as they chance against president morsy and vowed to stay here all night i know the scenes are quite jubilant so we haven't heard of any violence yes it seems that they mean at the moment kind of force of the republican guards who erected these barricades on thursday in praising this curfew after violent clashes there actually standing on top of tanks with protestors who were chanting and the protests the chanting against the...
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how serious a crisis is this for this new egyptian government and for president morsi himself? >> it's a pivotal moment in the history of egypt after this revolution we're seeing extreme polarization between islamists and non-islamist forces and between parts of the government that that contain people who were there during the mubarak regime. there are a number of senior judges. so there's a lot at stake centering on this debate over the constitution and whether it should go to a public vote. >> warner: the islamists and secularists have been at loggerheads for over a year. why has it hit such a -- at least it looks like a crisis point now, with this kind of violence between the two camps. >> there have been a couple things that have happened in the past couple weeks. with this november 22 decree president mopls did seize extraordinary powers. basically he's trying to prevent the judiciary from dissolving the constituent assembly that was drafting the constitution and so forth and he said the judiciary could not annul his decrees so he's put himself above the judiciary and he h
how serious a crisis is this for this new egyptian government and for president morsi himself? >> it's a pivotal moment in the history of egypt after this revolution we're seeing extreme polarization between islamists and non-islamist forces and between parts of the government that that contain people who were there during the mubarak regime. there are a number of senior judges. so there's a lot at stake centering on this debate over the constitution and whether it should go to a public...
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reports of fresh violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace but both sides have called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that five more years it was dirty and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands of that it open it's on acknowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly voted void. you're watching our live from moscow with me to bomb let's say we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and the opposition has caused new al breaks of violence supporters of the country's leader has reportedly clashed with its opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have called rallies the muslim brotherhood israeli morsy supporters of the tens of thousands took part in an opposition mas' on his palace on tuesday night let's get more from our correspondent in cairo tomball to joins us live now tom we're getting reports of fresh clashes in cairo any signs of those where you are.
reports of fresh violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace but both sides have called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that five more years it was dirty and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands of that it open it's on acknowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly voted void. you're...
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in the hundreds of thousands pass through security barriers caro's presidential palace the bombing morsi quits and security forces are apparently letting the. tragic twist to britain's royal pregnancy isn't this is suspected suicide from the prank telephone call adds fuel to the media frenzy surrounding the anticipated arrival of. multi-billion dollar mega sell street project finally breaks ground the pipeline from russia aims to directly satisfy europe's appetite for gas and that's in our business update a little later this hour. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow a sea of the gyptian protesters are outside cairo's presidential palace they simply pass through barricades that have erected to keep them back as car of this bill true now reports as you can probably see behind me there are hundreds of thousands of protesters who met in the middle because there are barricades on either side of the street carney chanting against the muslim brotherhood's the president and the constitution how this happened we're not entirely sure. protesters i have
in the hundreds of thousands pass through security barriers caro's presidential palace the bombing morsi quits and security forces are apparently letting the. tragic twist to britain's royal pregnancy isn't this is suspected suicide from the prank telephone call adds fuel to the media frenzy surrounding the anticipated arrival of. multi-billion dollar mega sell street project finally breaks ground the pipeline from russia aims to directly satisfy europe's appetite for gas and that's in our...
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most of us knows that since it is the morsi is that they got elected by the people. you know that the fight for history of the risks in society are undeniable and perhaps more even the north or terry in islam this fear is that chaos will tear apart any gains made by the revolution this is something new in egypt that's why it's it's more of a city thing in a way where you'll find that people are facing each other in the streets in demonstrations. facing that type of violence from islamic groups egypt's president its government its courts its very constitution and now matters of heated debate one of the few things moved to gyptian steve seem to agree on after the long night of mubarak a new date is proving it. tom bottom. julian assange is promising some new shocking revelations to rival the hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables published by we q leaks two years ago the editor of the whistle blowing web site also claims the us is becoming a totalitarian state with the help of social media you can see the full interview on our website at r.t. dot com. the pr
most of us knows that since it is the morsi is that they got elected by the people. you know that the fight for history of the risks in society are undeniable and perhaps more even the north or terry in islam this fear is that chaos will tear apart any gains made by the revolution this is something new in egypt that's why it's it's more of a city thing in a way where you'll find that people are facing each other in the streets in demonstrations. facing that type of violence from islamic groups...
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but president morsi didn't do either of those things. instead, he offered to give up just one of his new powers, a vaguely worded right to take all necessary steps to protect the country. he said he'd give up all the other powers once the referendum has taken place. el pelley: so, holly, what's the reaction been on the street? >> reporter: well, there were thousands of anti-morsi protesters outside the presidential palace tonight. they listened to president morsi's speech and they clearly didn't like what they heard. many of them began chanting a dlogan we heard during the egyptian revolution-- "the people want the downfall of the tgime." some people took off their shoes sd held them over their heads, a clear sign of disrespect aimed at president morsi. so there is every indication iont egypt's political strife is polig to continue. ri pelley: holly, thank you. one of the leading conservatives on capitol hill is stepping down. republican senator jim demint of south carolina is leaving to eadline the heritage hundation, a conservative thi
but president morsi didn't do either of those things. instead, he offered to give up just one of his new powers, a vaguely worded right to take all necessary steps to protect the country. he said he'd give up all the other powers once the referendum has taken place. el pelley: so, holly, what's the reaction been on the street? >> reporter: well, there were thousands of anti-morsi protesters outside the presidential palace tonight. they listened to president morsi's speech and they clearly...
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the violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace with both sides of called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that there are five more years of a staring and cuts. israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it opens under the knowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and the opposition has caused new outbreaks of violence supporters of the country's leader have reportedly clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have planned demonstrations the muslim brotherhood is rallying morsy supporters in response to an opposition march which attracted tens of thousands on tuesday night . is in current. in the streets outside the presidential palace it's become a battleground between pro and anti mohammed morsi protesters we w
the violence in egypt as mohamed morsy supporters clashed with his opponents near the presidential palace with both sides of called mass rallies. no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that there are five more years of a staring and cuts. israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it opens under the knowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. around the world on...
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the protesters from the area near the presidential palace where fierce clashes between pro and anti morsy demonstrators have left at least seven dead. rumors grip us news outlets of the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington admits military intervention is under consideration. new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. and the u.s. senate passes a bill removing barriers to trade with moscow one at the same time backing sanctions against russian officials for human rights violations which moscow pulls . around the world onscreen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian army has cleared protesters from the area near caro's presidential palace clashes between rival demonstrations that took place there overnight wednesday left at least seven dead and hundreds injured tanks were brought in as supporters and opponents of president morsy forty each other into the early morning . reporter bel true is outside the presidential palace. as you can probably see behind me there are
the protesters from the area near the presidential palace where fierce clashes between pro and anti morsy demonstrators have left at least seven dead. rumors grip us news outlets of the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington admits military intervention is under consideration. new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. and the u.s. senate passes a bill removing barriers to trade with moscow one at the...